Coastguardsmen rescuing civilians during a flood in Ohio. 1944
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Coastguardsmen wading through ankle-deep water in a wooded area, a group are pulling a small boat in the background. Official caption on reverse: "0317444. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official Coast Guard Photo. Coast Guard On Rescue Duty in Ohio Flood. Coast Guardsmen from Fairport Lifeboat Station bring out a boatload of survivors from flooded forest country near Willoughby, Ohio, in February, 1944. " Willoughby, Ohio. 1944
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1944-02-
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Items from the service of John J. Scanlan Jr., who served in the United States Coast Guard. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Scanlan worked for a newspaper prior to joining the Coast Guard. During the war, he acquired photographs published by the Public Relations Division of the United States Coast Guard. The collection consists of photographs from most of the theaters of operations and depict life in the field and aboard a ship for Coast Guardsmen and Marines. Also included is a satirical piece of military correspondence. See collection 2012.321 for more items from the collection subject.
Geography:
Willoughby
Latitude:
41.633
Longitude:
-81.400
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Rescue work--American--Ohio
Boats--American--Ohio